Zolnierczyk is expected to be in the lineup tonight when the Flyers take on the Jets at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. He’s likely to replace Tom Sestito, who had a costly turnover in the loss to the Maple Leafs and finished with just 6:47 of ice time.

Zolnierczyk, 25, has 9G-8A-17PTS in 46 games for the Phantoms this season. He appeared in 37 games for the Flyers a year ago, scoring three goals and three assists.

As for Couturier, it’s unclear when he’ll return to the Flyers lineup (or re-join the team.) He took part in the morning skate prior to the Leafs game, but was made a late scratch and later returned to Philly.

I think the expectations for Coots where a little above his development at this time and to throw him out at
No.2 center at 19 just something he wasn’t ready for….he is going to be an awesome player but he needs a good 25 lbs. which just comes naturally with getting into your 20’s and getting more mature cause when he gets to about 210-220 he will be a perennial all star

seems like this is to keep everyone else from getting the flu on a road trip where there’s close quarters and conditions that are condusive to the spread of the disease. i dont think flyers fans should read too much else into it.

19to77 - Feb 12, 2013 at 11:03 AM

Exactly. This is hardly the first time this has happened, teams do it all the time. One guy with a highly passable illness can seriously affect a team’s play if a few others catch it.